### February 1,2016

U.S. Department 

### of Transportation Docket Management System 1200 

### New Jersey

### Ave., SE Washington, 

### DC 20590 

# Re: Petition 

### of 

### My Sky Imaging 

### for an 

### Exemption Pursuant 

### to Section 333 

### of the 

### FAA Modernization and 

### Refomr

### Act of 2012


### Director: Flight Standards Sen,ice:

Pursuant 

### to Section 333 

### of the 

### FAA 

### Modemization and 

### Reform

### Act of 2012 

### ("RefbrnAct") and 14 C.F.R. 

### Part 11,

### My Sky Imaging 

### ("Sky lmaging") hereby applies 

### for an 

### exemption 

### from the Federal

### Aviation Regulations 

### ("FARs") identified below to 

### allow commercial operation

### of small unmanned aerial 

### vehicles (i.e., "small unmanned 

### aircraft" or 

### "UAS") for the purpose 

## of conducting aerial photography. 

### videography. crop 

### inspection and 

### imaging 

### for the real estate and 

### agriculture industries.



### This 

### petitionfor exemption is made based 

### on 

### information outlined inthis Petition 

### for Exemption,
as

### well asthe 

### accompanying Sky 

### imaging documents; 

# 1. PIC 

### Flight Operations 

### Manual and; 

# 2. Operations 

### Manuals 

### (Collectively 2 and 3 are referred 

### to as 

### "Documents 

### & Manuals") 

# 3. User Guide and; 

# 4. Flight Manual' (Collectively 3 and 

### 4 are 

### referredto as 

### "Manufacturer's Manuals") Sky tmaging submits these

### supporting materials as

### confidential documents pursuant 

### to 

## l4 C.F.R. 

### $ 11.35(b), asthe matertals 

### contain confidential commercial and/or 

### proprietary information that Sky 

### Imaging ha-s 

### not and 

### rvill not share 

### u,ith other requesting 

### pafiies.

### Additionally, these documents 

### contain operating conditions and procedures 

### that are 

### not generally availableto the 

### public and are 

### protected

### from release under the Freedom 

### of Information 

### Act, 5 

### U.S.C. $552 et. seq.

## . NOTE:

## ALL ATTACHMENTS SET 

## FORTH 

## IN SUPPORT OF

## THIS 

## LETTER OF 

## PETITIONARE CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE 

## RELEASED TO 

## THE PUBLIC 

## WITHOUT WRITTENAUTHORIZATION FROM 

## T}IE PETITIONER.

1.The tetm "Manufacturer's Manual" also includes all relevant manufacturer publications, including, but not limited to: operations and

### flight manuals, user guides, component maintenance manuals, 

### pilottraining manuatrs. servi ce informati on Ietters and, safety/servic ebulletins.

### U.S Department

### ofTransportation

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### Foryour convenience, 

### this Petition is organized as

### follows: 

# I. Description of 

### Petitioner 

# II. Description of Proposed 

### Operations 

## A. Aerial Videography', Photograph,v, 

### Inspection and 

### Imaging 

# III. Relevant Statutory 

### Authori{v 

# IV. Sky 

### Imaging's Proposed 

### UAS Operations 

## lleet the 

### Requirements 

### of Section 333

### Ofthe Reform 

### Act 

## A. Approval is Wan'anted Based onthe 

### UAS's Size, 

### Weight, Speed, and Operatr 

### onal Capabi 

### lity 

## B. Approval isWarranted Based onthe 

### Operational Restrictions Set 

### Forth in the Operations 

### Manuals 

# V. Regulations From 

### Which Exemption is Requested 

# A. l4 C.F.R. Part 

### 21, Subpart H

### -Airworthiness Certificates and

## l4 C.F.R. ,s 

### el.203(a)(I) 

## B. 14 C.F.R. Parr 27

### Airu,onhiness Standards: 

### Normal Category Rotorcraft 

## C. l4 C.F.R. $$ 

### 91.9(c). 45.23(b) and 45,27(a): 

### Aircraft Markrng and 

### Identifi cation Requirements 

## D. 14

### C.F.R. S

### 91.405(a).91.407(a)(1).91.409(a)(1) and 

### (2); 91 

### .4r7(a) and (b): lvlaintenance lnspections 

## E. 14 C.F.R. Part 

### 61. 14

### C.F.R. $

### 61.3, 14 C.F.R. $

## 6l.ll3: Private 

### Pilot Privileges and 

### Limitations 

# F. 14 C.F.R. $

### 91.7(a):

### Civil Aircraft Airworthiness 

## G. 14 C.F.R. $

### 9L9(bX2): 

### Civil Aircraft Flight Manual in the

### Aircraft and 

## l4 C.F.R. $ 

### 91.203(a) and 

### (b): Carrying 

### Civil Aircraft Certification and 

### Rcgistration 

## H. 14 

### C.F.R. $

### 91.103: Preflight 

### Action 

# I. 14 C.F.R. $

### 91.109(a):Flight Instruction 

# J. 14 C.F.R. $ 91 .I I

### 9(c): 

### Minimum Safe

### Altitudes 

# K. 14 

### C.F.R. $

### 91.121:Altimeter Settings 

# L. 14 C.F.R. $

### 91.151(a): Fuel Requirements 

### forFlight inVFR Conditions 

# Vl. Drug and

### Alcohol Program 

# \|[I. Putrlic 

### Interest 

# VIII" Privacy' 

# IX. Federal Register 

### Summary 

# X. Conclusion 

# I. DESCRIPTION 

### OFPETITIONER Sky Imaging is based 

### in Bonduel.

### WIworking in photography.videography'. 

### crop inspection and 

### imaging service 

### for the real estate and 

### agriculture industries. The 

### Company specializes 

### in, and

### U.S Deparlment 

### ofTransportation

February 

### 1,2016 Page 3 

## will continue 

### to focus onthe photography, 

### videography, crop inspection and 

### imaging 

### of real 

### property 

### for the 

### industrial and 

### commercial real estate 

### industry as 

### u,ell as

### for farmers 

### in the 

### agriculture industry. The 

### Company's Principal and 

### Chief 

### Pilot Christian Schrubey has been 

### flying UAV Quadcopters as a 

### hobby

### for more than 

### five years 

### without incident, logging thousands 

### of hours 

### flying.
Upon the grant 

### of the 333 

### Exemption the 

### Companl,'5 business 

## will specialize 

### in photography. 

### videography, inspection and 

### imaging of real properr.y-. 

### Sky Imaging's staff are

### well trained and experienced 

### in 

### providing support as

### visual observers 

### ("VO") for the 

### pilot in command 

### ("PIC') inaddition to anv other needed 

### on site assistance. 

## All of the 

### equipment orvned 

### by Sky lmagrng is

### of the 

### liighest 

### quality gear and has been able

### to provide these sen ices sat-elyand 

### without anv 

### claims or 

### incident. Sky Imaging's goal is

### to advise the perspective 

### client that Sky Imaging is

### following all the 

### applicable state andfederal 

### rulesto
ensure the safety 

### of the 

### public while providing the 

### client 

### with a

### competitive and cost 

### effective product.
Sky 

### Imaging seeks an 

### exemption to 

### allow for photography, 

### videography and other related media products.

The contact 

### information fbr Petitioner is as

### follows:

Christian Schrubey 

### My Sky Imaging 209 West Cedar Street 

### Bonduel. WI5-1107 Phone : 7 I 5.304.67 30 : Email 

### : 124 |amrg gmai l.com 

# II. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED 

### OPERATION
Sky 

### Imaging seeks an 

### exemption pursuant 

### to Section 333 

### of the 

### Reform

### Act to operate the 

### DJI Phantom 3 (referred 

### to SKY-UAS

### ) (under 551bs)

### fbr the proposed operations discussed 

### herein 

### below.

## All UAS operations 

## will occur under 

### tightly controlled conditions on 

### private properrJ- 

### or approved 

### location where Sky Imaging has received 

### verifiable permissionto operate

### from the landorvner. 

### controller or authorized representative. The proposed 

### UAS operations 

### will be conducted 

### in accordance

### with the 

### conditions and 

### iimitations ofthis Petition 

### for Exemption and Sky 

### Imaging's Operations 

### lvlanuals. As detailed 

### in Sky 

### Imaging's Operations 

### Manuals. 

### all UAS operations 

### rvill be 

### limited to 

### daytime

### VFR conditions, 

### within visual 

### line-ot:srght 

### ("VLOS")

## of the operator, 

### in uncontrolled airspace, and

## wili occur at least 5 

### nm away 

### from an 

### airport reference 

### point. Moreover. Sky 

### Imaging's Operations 

### Manuals incorporate redundant safeguards 

### to assure the 

### aircratl does 

### not travel outside the 

### controlled area 

### of UAS operations, 

### including GPS "

### geo-fencing" technologies. 

# A. AerialVideographyPhotography',Inspectionandlmaging
Sky 

### Imaging seeks

### to use 

### small SKY-IJAS 

### for the purpose 

### of conductingaenal photography, 

### videography, inspection and 

### imaging 

### for the real estate and 

### agriculture 

### industries. Sky 

### ImagingU.S 

### Department of Transportation

February 

## l. 2016 Page 4

has 

### purposefully tailored its operations 

### to meet the requirements established 

### by the 

### FAA in 

### prior grants 

### of exemption authorizing commercial use 

### of 

### UAS in the real estate 

### industry including:


# o Trudeau, Realtor@ 

### (Exemption 

### No. 11138) 

# r Alon Sicherman 

### (Exemption 

### No. 11728)



# . Sokoler 

### Medly (Exemption 

### No. I 1341) 

# o Raven 

### Executive (Exemption 

### No. 12639)


### All UAS photography, 

### videography and 

### inspection operations 

## will occur on 

### private propertv or approved 

### location 

### in a

### controlled area away i-rom spectators and persons 

### not 

### involved in the 

### recording process. 

### In addition, the 

### filming 

### rviil be conducted bet"veendawn and dusk 

### to ensure 

### maximum safet-v 

### for ttre 

### public andthose 

### involved in the 

### manipuiation and 

### operation

### of the 

### UAS; 

### VFR conditions. at

### altitudes belorv 

### 400'above glound level 

### ("AGL").

As set

### forth below. Sky 

### Imagng's operations 

### provide an equir.alent leve 

### l of safety 

### which is superior to 

### performing the same 

### rvork using conventional 

### fixed-u,ing aircraft or helicopters.


### Sniall 

### UASvideo production is also safer than 

### traditional manned 

### aircraft performing the same 

### function. Mdeographer-inspectors also

### frequently need 

### to

### ciimb roof tops, trees, ladders 

### or otherwise 

### perfomr elevated 

### u.ork, 

### which exposes them 

### to the 

### risk of dangerous 

### falls, electrocution orother

### work related 

### injuries. 

### In addition, depending onthe nature 

### of the

### video needed and 

### inspection, 

### proximity to equipment, and other 

### mechanicalhazards associated 

### with industrial sites and 

### construction 

### facilities often involves a

### risk of exposure 

### to hazardous 

### conditions. The use 

### of SKY-UAS mitigates these hazards and is 

### ultimately a 

### much safer and cost 

### effrcient method 

### of performing these and 

### most other 

### t;pes of inspections.


### lUoreover.conventional operations usin-s 

### rotorcraft and 

### fixed-wing aircraft 

### in low level operations present 

### risks assocrated 

### u,ith vehicles 

### weighing tens

### of thousands 

### of pounds 

### (including payload) and 

### carrying large amounts 

### offuel rvhich inherently presents 

### significant 

### fire hazards as 

### rvell as exposure to 

### otirer cheniical contarninates. 

### It is 

### important to note the use

## of small 

### UAS inthis area

## will not onlv be safer and more cost efTectiveto the perspective user 

### or purchaser 

### of the service. 

### butthe qualit-v and expanse 

### of acquired 

### intbrmation

## *,ill be

### far more robust 

### given the 

### low cost associated

### uith its acquisition and other 

### potential consumers an inexpensive 

### product.


### UASvideo production is more re1iab1e. and 

### allows 

### for the 

### collection, dissemination. and storage 

### of visual zurd other sensory data 

### w'ith greater 

### precision and 

### duration at a

### very 

### low cost. Small UASs

## will also be capable 

### of accessing and 

### inspecting areasthat 

### would othenvise be inaccessible 

### or 

### highly dangerous 

### using conventional 

### aircrall or other 

### inspection methods. 

# III. RELEVANTSTATUTORYAUTHORITY

This Petition fbr Exemption is 

### submitted pursuant 

### to Section 333(a) 

### through (c) of the 

### FAA Modernization and 

### ReformAct of 2012 

### ("Reform 

### Act";. Congress has directed the 

### FAA "to safely accelerate the 

### integration 

### of

### civil unmanned 

### aircraft systems 

### into the 

### national airspace system"" Pursuant 

### to Section 333 

### of the 

### Reform

### Act, the 

### FAA 

### Administrator is

### to permit unmanned 

### aircraft systems 

### to operate 

### in the 

### National Airspace Systems 

### ('NAS") where 

### it is safe 

### to do so based 

### onthe

### followins considerations:U.S 

### Department 

### ofTransportation

February 1.2016 Page 5


## r The UAS's size,

### weight. speed and 

### operational capability; 

### o Operation 

### of the 

### UAS in close 

### proximity to airports and populated areasl and 

## r Operation of the 

### UAS rvithin the

### visual line 

### of sight

### of the operator. 

### Additionally, the 

### FAAAdministrator has general 

### authority to grant 

### exemptionsfrom the agency's safety 

### regulations and 

### minimum standardswhen the

### Adminisrator decides a requested 

### exemption is in the 

### public interest. See 49 

### U.S.C. ss

### 106(0 (defining the 

### authority of the 

### Administrator): 49 U.S.C. $

### 44701(t) 

### (permitting exemptions

### from $$ 

### aa701(a), (b) and $S44702

# - 44'716, et seq.). 

### A party requesting an 

### exemption must explain the reasons 

### why the 

### exemption: ( 1)

### would benefit the 

### public as a 

### rvhole, and 

### (2)

### would not adversely atTectsafety 

### (or 

### how it would provide a

### level 

### of safety at least equal 

### to the 

### existing rules). See 

## l4 C.F.R. 

### $ t 1 .81 (

### petitions 

### for exemption). 

# IV. SKY 

### IMAGING'S PROPOSED SKY-UAS 

### OPERATIONS MEET 

### THE REOUIREMENTS OF

### SECTION 333 

### OF

### THE REFORM ACT

The 

### small 

### SKY-UAS operations proposed 

### by Sky 

### lmaging as

### noted above 

### in this Petition 

### for Exemption 

### qualify for expedited approval 

### pursuantto Section 333 

### of the 

### Reform

### Act as each 

### of the

### statutory criteria and 

### relevant factors are satisfied. 

## A. Approval is

### Warranted Basedon the 

### UAS's Size,

### Weight, Speed, 

### and 

### 0perational Capatrility

A Grant 

### of Exemption is appropriate 

### for operations conducted 

### using the 

### UASs due 

### totheir size 

### weight, speed. and

### operational capability.


# o The 

### SK\'-UAS utilized by Sky Imaging has been approved 

### for use 

### in 

### prior Section 3.33 Grants 

### of Eremption from tlre 

### FAA.:


# o The 

### SKY-UAS u'eighs less tiran 55 pounds, 

### including pavload


# o The

### SK\'-UAS u'ilt not be

### tlorvn at a

### ground speed 

### in excess 

### of 87 

### knots (100 rnph). The 

### exemption holder may use 

### eitlier groundspeed 

### or calibrated airspeed 

### to determine 

### compliance 

### u'ith the 87 

### knot speed 

### restriction.


# r Altitude information 

### u'ill be generated 

### by equipment onboard the 

### UAS as specified 

### using GPS 

### triangulation. 

### digitally encoded 

### barometric altimeter, radio altirneter, 

### or any 

### combination thereof. 

### This 

### information

## will be 

### oansmitted to the 

### pilot via telemetric data feed.



# . The 

### SKY-UAS

### will have system redundancies and independent 

### functionality to ensure the

### overall safety and 

### predictability of the system. 

### If connection to the remote

2Seee.g.,GrantofExemptiontoTrudeau,Realtor@(ExemptionNo. 11138): Grant ofExemptiontoAlon Sicherman (Exemption No. 11728): Grant of Exemption to Sokoler Medl-v (F-xemption No. Il34l ).U.S 

### Department 

### ofTransportation

February 

### 1,2016 Page 6


### control or ground 

### control station is lost,failsafe systems 

### will permit the 

### UASs to

returnto a predetermined 

### location and safely 

### land

### without injury or damage.


# o The 

### radio frequencies used

### for operations and 

### control 

### of the 

### SKY-UAS comply rn'ith the Federal 

### Communications 

### Comrrission ("FCC") and other appropriate 

### government oversight agency requirements. The 

### operating tiequency 

### lbr the SKY

### UAS is

### 2.4 GHzfrequency bands.


### If the same operations 

### were conducted 

### using a

### helicoptel the 

### aircraft's 

### take-offweight u,ould 

### likely exceed 6,000 pounds depending on 

### payload. The 

### difference inweight between 

### the SKY

### UAS and a

### helicopter 

### significantly reducesthe 

### potential harm to the 

### participating and 

### nonparticipating 

### individuals andlor surrounding 

### propefiy in the event 

### of an 

### unintended accident 

### or incident. 

### In addition, the 

### risk to the onboard 

### pilot and camera operator is 

### eliminated. 

## B. Approval is

### Warranted Based on the 

### Operational Restrictions Set 

### Forth in Sky 

### Imaging's Operations Manuals Sky Imaging's Operations 

### Manuals and the N.{anufacrurer's 

### Manual 

### for the selected 

### SKY-UAS 

## will contain all the procedures and 

### limitations necessary 

### to safely and

### successfullyperform the operations 

### specified rn

### this Petition 

### for Exemptron. To assist the 

### FAA in making asafety assessment 

### of Sky 

### lmaging's proposed operations. 

### belorv is a

### summary

### of operational 

### limitations and 

### conditions that 

### Sky Imaging 

## will adhere 

### to, and

### which u'il1 ensure an 

### equivalent or 

### higher level 

### ofsafety to operations conducted under 

### current regulatory guidelines: 

# L The 

### SKY-UAS weighs less

### than 55 pounds, 

### with payload. 

# 2. All operations shall be conducted over 

### private or controlled-access 

### property 

### with verifiable permission from the 

### land owner/controller or authorized representative. 

### Permissionfi'om land ownericontroller or authorized representative 

### will be obtained 

### for each scheduled 

### flight prior to operation. 

# 3. All UASs operated under the 

### Grant of Exemption 

### rvrll be 

### identified by serial number, registered 

### in accordance

### with 14 

### CFR part

### 47, and har,'e 

### identification (N-Number) markings in accordance

### with 14 CFR part -15.Subpan C. 

### Markings 

### u,ill be as large as practicable. 

# 4. Minirrium crerv

### for each 

### flight operation

## will consist 

### of a

### pilot. u'ho u,i1lbe 

### Pilot-in Command 

### ("PIC") of the 

### SKY-UAS, and one

### or more 

### Visual Obseners ("Observer")

as necessary 

### to safeiy conduct the mission. 

# 5. PICs shall possess 

### either a

### private, recreational. or sport 

### pilot certificate. The 

### PIC must also 

### hold a

### current 

### FAA airman 

### medical certificate or a

### valid Li.S. 

### driver's license issued 

### by a state, the 

### District of Columbia, Puerto 

### Rico, a

### territory, a possession, 

### orthe Federal 

### government. The 

### PIC

## will also meetthe 

### flight revierv requirementsspecified 

### in I4 C.F.R 61.56 

### in an

### aircraft inw'hich the 

### PIC is rated on 

### his or her

### pilot certificate.

### U.S Department

### ofTransportation

February 

### 1,2016 Page 7

# 6. The 

### SKY-UAS shall be operated

### withinVLOS of the 

### PIC and Observer at 

### all times.

The 

### PIC must use human 

### vision unaided 

### by any device other than 

### corrective lenses,
as

### specified onthe PIC's 

### FAA-issued medical certificate. 

# 7. The 

### PIC and 

### Obserrer designated 

### for any 

### operation

### wrll be able

### to communicate 

### verbally at

### all times. 

# 8. Electronic messaging 

### or texting 

### rnill not be 

### permitted during 

### flrght operations. 

# 9. The addrtional requirements 

### identilied in the 

### Grant 

### of Exemption shall be added to the Sky 

### Imaging's Operations 

### Manuals.The 

### Operations Manuals

### will be 

### maintained and made available 

### to the

### Administrator upon 

### request. 

### If adiscrepancy exists between the 

### conditions and 

### limitations in the 

### Grant

### of Exemption and Sky 

### Imaging's Operations 

### Manuals, the 

### conditions and 

### limitations in the 

### Grant

### of Exemption shall take precedence and 

### must be

### followed. Otherwise, Sky Imaging shall

### follow the 

### procedrres outlined in their Operations Manuals.

10. 

### Sky Imaging may update or revise 

### its Operations 

### Manuals. Revisions

### will be tracked and a 

### revisedcopy 

### of the 

### Manual rvi1l be 

### provided to the

### Adrninistrator upon request. Sky 

### lmaging 

### u,ill also present an updated and 

### revised Operations 

### Manuals 

## if it petitions 

### fbr extension 

### or amendment 

### to its Grant

### of Exemption. 

### If an update 

### or revision u-ould aIl-ect the basis upon 

### *'hich the 

### FAA grants 

### tlie exemption, Sky Imaging 

## will seek an amendment 

### to its Grant

### of Exemption. Sky Imaging 

### u,ill contact the 

### FAA's 

### UAS Integration 

### Office (AFS-80) 

### if questions arise 

### regarding updates 

### or revisions to the 

### operating documents.

1

## l. Sky Imaging Operations 

### Manuals and 

### its Grant of Exemption 

### will be

### availableto the 

### PiC at the 

### ground control station 

### anl.time the 

### SKY-UAS is operating.

12.The 

### PIC is 

### prohibited 

### from beginning a

### SKY-UAS 

### flight unless 

### (considering 

### wind and forecast rveather 

### conditions) there 

### is enough 

### powerto

### fly to the

### first intended 

### point <lf

### landing. and assuming 

### normal cruising speed, 

### to

### fly afterthat

### for at least 10 minutes.

13. 

### Maximum total 

### flight time 

### for each 

### operational

### flight usingthe 

### SKY-UAS

### will be 

### limited to40 minutes orthe amount 

### oftime the 

### UAS can be

### flou,n and

### still maintain a reselve 

### battery power 

### of no less than 257o,

### whichever occurs t-rrst.

14. 

### Flights

## will be operated at an 

### altirude of no more than 

### 400 feet

### AGL and

### will never enter 

### navigable controlled airspace 

### u'ithout tirnely 

### prior rvritten authorization and 

### approvalfrom the 

### FAA. In the event the structure 

### being inspected exceeds 

### 400 f-eet 

### AGL, the 

### UAS 

## will not be operated more 

### tlran 100 feet abovethe highest 

### point on the structure. and no more 

### than 50feet 

### horizontallv from the sffucture.

15. 

### Flight operations must be conducted at least ,OO 

## ,.., from all nonparticipating persons. (persons 

### otherthan the 

### PIC,

### VO, operator trainees 

### or essential persons), vessels, 

### vehicles. and structures unless:

### U.S Department of Transportation

February 1,2016 Page 8


# a. Barriers or struchrres are present that 

### sufficiently protect nonparlicipating

persons 

### frorn tlre 

### UA andior debris 

### in the event 

### of an accident. The operator must ensure that 

### nonpafiicipating persons 

### remain unde r such 

### protection. 

### If a 

### situation arises rvhere 

### nonparticipating persons leave such 

### protection and are 

### within 500 feet 

### of the 

### UA, flight operations 

### must cease 

### immediately and/or; 

# b. The 

### aircraft is operated near vessels, 

### vehicles or structures where the o$.ner,/controller 

### of such vessels, 

### vehicles or strucfures has granted 

### permission and the 

### PIC has made asat'ety assessment 

### of the 

### risk of operating closer 

### to those objects and determined that 

### it does not present an undue hazard, and;


# c. Operations nearer 

### to the PIC. 

### VO, operator trainees 

### or essential persons 

### do not present an undue hazard 

### to those persons 

### per $ 91.1 19(a).

16.The 

### SK\'-UAS mav not be operated lessthan 500 feet 

### below or less than 

### 2.000fect 

### horizontalll'from a

### cloud or when 

### visibiliry is less than 3 statute 

### miles 

### from the PIC.

17.

### The

### SK\'-UAS nlay not operate

### within 5 

### nm

### of an 

### airport reference 

### point asdenoted on a current 

### FAA-published aeronautical chart unless a 

### letter

### of agleement 

### with that 

### airport's management is obtained. and the 

### operation is conducted 

### in accordance 

### rvith

a 

### NOTAIv{ as 

### reqtiired b,vthe 

### FAA. The 

### letter 

### of agreement 

### .*,iththe

### airport management u,i1l be made 

### availableto the

### Administrator upon request.


### I8. Prior to each 

### flight the 

### PIC shall inspect the 

### SKY-UAS to

### confirm that rt is 

### in a 

### condition safe 

### for

### flight. The 

### pre-flight inspection

## will account 

### for all discrepancies, e.g. 

### inoperable components. 

### items.or equipment. 

### not already covered 

### in the 

### relevant sections 

### of the 

### operating documents as 

### rveii as equipment updates.The 

### PIC shall 

### not operate any 

### SKY-UAS 

## if the 

### inspection reveals a

### condition that affects the safe operation 

### of the 

### SKY-UAS 

### until the necessary maintenance has been 

### performed and the 

### SKY-UAS isfound to be 

### in a

### condition 

### for sat-e

### fiight. The 

### ground control station shall be 

### included in the 

### preflight inspection. 

### All maintenance and 

### alternations must be 

### properly documented 

### in the 

### UAS's records as 

### required b.v 

### Sky Imaging's Operations Manuals.

i

## 9. Sky lmaging u'il1 

### timely carry out its maintenance, 

### inspections, and record 

### keeping requirements 

### in accordance 

### rvith the Operations 

### Manuals. Maintenance, inspection. and alterations 

### u,ill be

### fully noted 

### in the 

### SKY-UAS records, 

### including total

### time in sen,ice, 

### descnption of

### work accomplished, date 

### completed and the signature 

### of the authorized person 

### retuming the 

### SKY-LrAS to service.

20.

### Any SKY-UAS that has undergone maintenance 

### oralterationsthat 

### affect the 

### UAS operation or

### tlight characteristics (e.g., replacement 

### of a

### flight critical component) must 

### timely undergo a

### functional test

### flight in accordance 

### with Sky Imaging's Operations 

### Manuals. The 

### PICwho conducts the 

### functional test

### flight must make an 

### entry in the 

### UAS aircraft records 

### of the

### flight. The requirements and procedures 

### for a 

### functional test

### flight and 

### SKY-UAS record entry shall be 

### included in the 

### Sky Imaging's Operations Manuals.U.S 

### Department 

### of Transportation



### February 1"2016 Page 9

## 2l. The SKY-UAS 

## will be operated and 

### maintained accordingto the 

### Manufacturer's

Manuals and any 

### required manufacturer Safety,i$srvice 

### Bulletins and 

### product updates. 

## 22.Pior to the 

### operation, a 

### Mission Packet

### wili be created 

### in accordance

### with the requirements 

### on Sky Imaging's Operations Manuals.


### 23. Sky 

### Imaging 

## will obtain an

### AirTraffic Organization 

### ("ATO") issued 

### Certificate 

## of Waiver 

### orAuthorization, otherwise known as a

### COA, 

### prior to conducting any operations under 

### this Grant

### of Exemptie'rn. 

### ANOTAMwill be issued as required 

### by the 

### COA.

## All operations 

## *'ill be conducted 

### in accordance

### with airspace requirements 

### in the 

### ATO issued 

### COA includins class 

### of airspace. 

### altitude level and 

### potential transponder rcqu irements.


### 24. All required permissions and 

### permits 

### u'rll be obtained 

### fromterritorial, state,

### county or city

### jurisdictions. including local lau'enforcement. 

### fire or other appropriate gor;emmental agencres.

25. 

## If the 

### SK\--UAS loses 

### communication 

### with the 

### PIC, 

### ilwill have the 

### capability to safely rerurn 

### to apre-determrned 

### location 

### u'ithin the 

### operational area and 

### land safely.



### 26. Contingency plans 

### rvill be 

### in piace 

### to saf'ely 

### terminate

### flight 

### if there is a loss

## of communication benveen the 

### PIC and the Obserr,'er.

27. 

### The 

### SKY-UAS

## will havethe 

### capabilitv to safely abort 

### flight in the case

## of unpredicted obstacles 

### or emergencies.

28. 

### PICs and Observers

## will have at least a

### current Class 

## III Medical Certificate or a

### valid and 

### current state 

### driver's license issued 

### u,ithinthe United States

29. 

### Prior to conducting operations 

### fbr

### filming, the 

### PIC

### will have accumulated and logged, 

### in a manner consistent 

### with 14

### CFR $ 

### 61.51(b). a

### minimum of 200

### flight cycles and 25 hours 

### total

### time as a 

### UAS rotorcraft 

### pilot and at 

### least 

### I0 hours logged as a

### UAS pilot 

### *,ith a

### similar SKY-UAS type platform. This requirement can be achieved 

### by 

### flights conducted and 

### logged as a 

### hobbyist.

30. 

### Prior to conducting operations 

### for filming, the 

### PIC 

### rvill have accumulated and logged, 

### in a manner consistent 

### ivith 14 

### CFR $

### 61.51(b). a

### minimum of hours pursuant 

### to 54 

### CFR rs

### 6i .51(b) as 

### UAS 

### pilot operating the make and 

### model 

### of SKY-UAS to be 

### utilized for operations under the 

### exernption and three

### take-offs andthree 

### landing in the preceding 90 days.

31. Operations 

### shall occur during daytime

### VFR Meteorological Conditions; 

### flights under special 

### visual 

### flight rules 

### ("SVFR") shall 

### not be conducted.

32. 

### The 

### SKY-UAS shall 

### remain clear and

### vield the 

### right ofway to 

### all other manned operations and 

### activities at

### all times (including, but not 

### limited to, 

### ultralight vehicles, parachute 

### activities, parasailing activities, hang 

### gliders, etc.).

### U.S Department

### ofTranspoftation

February 1.2016 Page 10



### 33. 

### SKY-UAS Operations under 

### Instrument 

### Flight Rules, at 

### night, or beyond 

### VLOS are 

### prohibited.

34. The 

### UAS

### will not be operated 

### from an elevated 

### platform unless designed and engineered 

### specifically for such purposcs and be 

### in compliance rvith the general 

### restrictions imposed 

### bythe 

### applicable regulations.

### Additionally no PIC

### will provide any

### film-flight operations 

### u'hile in motion 

### from atop any elevated 

### platform vehicle or device.

35. 

### Before conducting operations, the 

### radio frequency spectrum used 

### for operation and 

### control 

### of the 

### SKY-UAS

## will conrply

### with the Federal 

### Communications Cornmission (FCC) or 

### other appropriate government 

### oversight agellcy requiretnents. 

# V. REGULATIONS FROM 

### WHICH EXEMPTIOII IS 

## REOUESTM

The 

### Federal,{viation Act expressly grantsthe 

### FAA the authorit-v

### to issuc exernptions. 

### This statutory authority, 

### by its terms, 

### includes exempting 

### civil aucraft, asthe

### term is

### defined under $ 

### 40101 of the

### Act. including UASs. 

### from its safety regulatrons and 

### minimum standards 

### u'hen the 

### Administrator decides a requested 

### exemption is in the 

### public iaterest.r 

### Sky Imaging seeks an 

### exemption 

### from several 

### interrelated provisions of

### Title 14

### of the Code

## of Federal 

### Regulations 

### ("14 C.F.R") Parts 

## 2i. .15.61 and 91 

### lbr purposes 

### of conducting the requested operations 

### using 

### SK\'-UAS platfonns noted above. 

### Listed below are: 

### (1)the 

### specific sections

### of 

## l4 C.F.R 

### forwhich exemption is sought, and 

### (2)the 

### operating procedures and safeguardsthat 

### Petitioner has established 

### which 

## will ensure a 

### level 

### of safety better than 

### or equal tothe 

### rulesfrom 

### which exemption is sought.a


### UNMANNED 

### AIRCRAFT SYSTEM 

## A" 14 C.F.R. Part 

### 21, Subpart 

### H

## - Ainvorthiness Certificates and 14 C.F.R. 

### $e1.203(aXl )


### Tiie FAA has stated 

### thal noexenrption is needed 

### from this section 

## if a

### finding is made under the 

### Reform

### Act that 

### the 

### UAS seiected pror"ides an 

### equivaient level 

### of safety 

### when compared 

### to aircraft 

### normally used

### for the same 

### application, These 

### criteria are met and 

### in 

### point of fact exceeded. andtherefore 

### noexemption is needed.

# j If. horl'ever. the

## FA{ determines that there
are some characteristics 

### of the chosen 

### UAS that 

### fail to meetthe requirements 

### of the 

### Reform

### Act,
an

### exemption is requested.

3 +g U.S.C. S44701(fl (authorizing the grantof exemprions from requirements of regulations prescribed pursuant ro Sections 

### 447jlla) and (b) and Sectr'ons 44702 - 41716\.

a 14 C.F.R $ 11.81(e), u'hich requires apetition for exemption to include: The reasons why granting the exemption rvouid not adversely affect safery'. or how the exemption would provide a ler.e1of safety at least equal to that provided by the rulefrom which vou seek cxemption.

: See Grant of Exemption No. 11062 toAstraeusAerial (Fd{-2014-0352 at pgs. i3-14, 22).U.S 

### Department of Transpoftation

February 

### 1.2016 Page 

### 1l

### Equivalent Level of Safety Sky 

### lmaging's use

### of the 

### SKY-UAS is safe 

### whentaking 

### into account 

### its size, 

### rveight. speed, and 

### operational capability.As set 

### lorth in the 

### description of proposed operations 

### in Section 

### IV(A), the 

### SKY-UAS weighs less than 55 pounds. 

### including payload and

### will not be

### flown at a

### ground speed 

### in excess 

### of 50 

### knots. The 

### SKY-UAS is also equipped 

### rvith safety features 

### which 

### will allo',1, 

### Petitioner 

### to operate

### the 

### SKY-UAS safely after experiencing certain 

### in-flight contingencies 

### orfailures as noted 

### below.6' Additionally, the 

### SKY-UAS carries 

### neither pilots nor passengers, carries 

### no explosive materials 

### or flammable 

### liquid fbels, or other elements 

### identified by Homeland Security as 

### being 

### prohibitive and operate 

### exclusively 

### u'itliin the parameters stated

### in Sky Imaging's Operations Manuals.
Operations conducted under 

### this exemption

## ri'ill be 

### closely controlled and 

### monitored by the PICI operator and

### will be conducted 

### in compliance 

### rvith locai 

### public safety requirements. to 

### provide security

### for the area

### of operation. Sky Imaging *'i11 also 

### provide the 

### FAA 

### with advance 

### notice 

## of all operations 

### via 

### NOTAMs as 

### required by the 

### applicabie COA. 

### In ali cases, operation 

### of the 

### SKY-UAS under the proposed 

### conditions 

### rvill be at least as safe as,

### or saferthan, 

### conventional rotorcraft operating 

### with an airworJhiness 

### certificate. Lastly, the 

### SKY-UASs do not need a means to 

### communicate

### with other 

### aircra{t or

### ATC, because those 

### capabilities

## will be 

### solely possessed 

### by the 

### PIC and Observer, 

### who are 

### not onboard the 

### SKY-UAS.8 In addition, no sense-and-avoid 

### technology is necessary

### for the 

### SKY-UASs because they

## will be operated at 

### all times in

### VFR conditions and

### within VLOS of the 

### PIC and Operator.e

6 Seee.g..GrantofExemptionNo.tllS,ltoLowCountryRC,Corp.(FAA-2014-0803atpg.3): "The[DJIS1000] hasthe capabiliryto operate sat'el.valter experiencing certain in-flight contingencies or i-ailures and uses anautopilot system to maintain UAS stabiliry anci control.The LIAS is also able to respond to a loss olglobal positroning slstem (GPS) or a lost-link event with a pre-coordinated. predictable. auiomated flight maneuver. and manual flight control functionaliry as a backup. These safery'fearures provide an equivalent levelof safetl' compared to a manned aircratt performing asiniilar operation."
7 See e.g., Granr of Exemption No. 1l 18,1to\,'DOS Global. LLC. (FAA-2014-0382 at pgs.4-5): "The SKY-UAS
can be operated entirely by atouch-screen. map-based inieri-ace. This means the operator only needs to command the systemwhere to go, and the system does all the flying for the operator.

### fhe SKY-UAS can be operated in both semi andfulty autonomous flight modes,with the operatol'simply clicking on a map io create a pre-planned flight path for aflight. In addition. tlre operator can create no 11y zones or maximum flight ranges andaltihrdes so the system cannot enter areas deemed unsafe or unnecessary to f1y over. The petitioner statesftrther that thetlAS has built-in intelligent fault handling u,hich allows the SKY-UAS to detect asystem tault n'hile in the air and automaticall.v fly back to itstakeofflocation and land. Faults that can be detected include: lossof communication; exceeding pre-set wind thresholdsl and lorv battery ievels."' 

### All flight opuations arcglobal positioning system IGPS) controlied, making the system easy to navigate. At any point if the operator is not explicitly commanding the s_vstemto move, the system automatically holds its GPS position. The flight control system ernploys not onlv GPS positioning but avariety ol sensors including sonar. barometric pressure,temperalure, rvind speed and othersto ensure stabiiit-v so long aswind thresholds are not exceeded. Also aflight termination link

### - to preveflt a'tlv au'a,v' or other potentiaily dangerous situation 

## - is available to the operator."

8 See Grant of Exemption No. 11062 toAstraeusAerial IFAA-2014-0352 at pg. 13). 

### e.Id

### U.S Department of Transportation

February 

### 1,2016 Page 12 

## B. 14 

### C.F.R. 

### ?art27 Airworthiness Standards: 

### l{ormal Category 

### Rotorcraft
Title 14 C.F.R. 

### Pa*27 sets

### forth the procedural requirements 

### for airworthiness 

### certification

## of normal category 

### rotorcraft. To the extent 

### that Sky Imaging's small 

### SKY-UAS w'ould 

### otherwise require 

### certification under 

### Pan27. Petitioner seeks an 

### exemption 

### from Part 27's 

### airworthiness standards 

### for the same reasons 

### identified in the request 

### for exemption 

### from 

## l4 C.F.R. R. 

### Par 21, Subpart 

### H, supra. 

## C. 1{ C.f'.R. $$ 

### 91.9(c),45.23(b) and 45.27(a): 

## Aircraft l\{arking and 

### Identification Requirements Sky hnaging seeks an 

### exemption 

### from the 

### aircrafi marking and 

### identification requirements contained 

### in 14 

### C.F.R. $$ 91 

### .9(c),45.23(b) and 45.27(a).


# o 14 C.F.R. $

### 91.9(ci. 

### Civil Aircraft Flight Manual" 

### Ir{arking and Placard requirements. 

### provides that:



### No person 

### mav operate a 

### U.S.-registered

### civil aircraft unless that 

### aircraft is 

### identified in accordance 

### rvith Part

### 45of this chapter. 

# o l4 C.F.R. "s

### 45.23(b), Markings 

### of the 

### Aircraft, states:



### When marks include only the 

### Romancapital letter 

### "N" and the 

### registration nurnber 

### isdisplayed on 

### limited, restricted or 

### lighrsport category 

### aircraft or experimental or 

### provisionally certificated aircratl, the operator must also 

### display onthat 

### aircraft near each entrance

### to the cabin. 

### cockpit, 

### or 

### pilot station, in letters 

### not less than 

### 2 inches 

### nor morethan 6 inches 

### high, the 

### words 

### "limited," "restricted," 

### "light-sport, "experimental," or 

### "provisional," as applicable.


# o 14 C.F.R, E45.27(a), 

### Rotorcrafl, states:

Each operator 

### of a 

### rotorcraft must display on that 

### rotorcraft 

### horizontally
on 

### both sudaces 

### of the cabin, fuselage, 

### boorn. or

### tail the marks 

### required 

### by

:s

### 'l-i.23.


### In a

### previous Grant of Exemption, the 

### FAA determined that 

### exemption from these requirements was

### warranted provided that the 

### ailcraft "have 

### identification (N-Nurnber) markings in accordance.*,ith 14 C.F.R 

### Par 45. Subpart 

### C

### if the 

### markings are as large as practicable."r0 

### Equivolent Level of Safe4, 

## All SKY-UAS

### flown by Sky Imaging r,r,ill bear 

### N-number markings that are as large as 

### practicable in accordance

### with 14 C.F.R. Part

### 45, Subpart C.11

I

### o FAA Docket No. FAA-20 I4-03 52 11 S".. e.g.. FAA Docket No. FAA-2014-03 52.at 14.

### U.S Deparlment 

### ofTransportation

February 1.2016 Page 13 

## D. 14 

### C.F.R. $

### 9I.405(a),91.407(a)(l),91.409(a)(1) and 

## (2);9t.atl(a) and 

### (b): l\{aintenance Inspeetions Sky Imaging seeks an 

### exemption from the maintenance 

### inspection requirements contained 

### in I4 C.F.R. $

### 91.a05(a),91.407(a)(1),91.409(a)(2);91.417(a) and 

### (b). These 

### regulations specify maintenance and 

### inspection standards 

### in reference 

### to 14 C.F.R. Par-t ,13. See. 

### e.g., 14 C.F 

### R. $ 

### 91.405(a) (stating that each 

### owner or operator 

### of an 

### aircraft "[s]hall havethe 

### aircraft inspected as prescribed 

### in subpart E

### ofthis part and

### shallbetw'een required inspections ...have discrepancies repaired as prescribed 

### in part 

### 43

### of this 

### chapter"). An exentption./i'om tltese 

### regulations is needed because 

### Part 43 and these seclions 

### only opO|, to

### aircraJi 

### wilh an 

### airworthiness 

### certificate, which 

### the UAS 

### platfunns to be operatecl 

### mtder this 

### grant of eremptiort 

### u;ill not have. (.Emphasis added) 

### Equivalent Level 

### of Safety


### An equivalent level 

### of safcry 

### rn'ill be achieved 

### or exceeded because maintenance and inspections 

## will be

### tirnely performed 

### in accordance

### with the 

### Manufacturer's Manual and any 

### required manufacrurer Safet-v 

### or Sen-ice 

### Bulletins. Further, as 

### required 

### by Sky Imaging's Operations 

### Manuals. the 

### PlC

## will conduct a

### pre-flight inspection 

### of the 

### SKY-UAS and

### all associated equipment 

### to account 

### for all discrepancies 

### andior inoperable components. Maintenance 

### rvill be 

### performed and

### verified to address any 

### conditions potentially affecting safeoperation 

### ofthe SKYUASs and 

### no

### flights r.vill occur Lrnless, and 

### until, all

### flight critical components 

### of the 

### SKY-UAS have been 

### tbund to be

### airworhy and 

### in a

### condition safe

### fbr operation. 

### Afunctional test

### flight

### will be conducted 

### follou,ing the replacement 

### of any

### flight-critical components. 

### As required 

### by Sky Imaging's Operations 

### Manuals. the 

### PiCwho conducts the 

### functional test

### flight rvill make an entry 

### in the 

### SKY-UAS aircraft records 

### of the

### flight.
Sky 

### Imaging's Operations 

### I'Ianual also includes requirements 

### to

### follorv the manufacturer's UAS aircraft/component, maintenance. 

### overhaul. replacement, 

### inspection, and 

### life limit requirements 

### for the

### following applicable componerlts: 

### pou.ertrain system 

### (powerplant), propellers, aviouics and 

### control surfaces 

### (including ailerons'elevons). structures 

### & airfiame, camera system" 

### electrical systems 

### (including batteries), 

### ground control station, hazard accessories, and spare parts. 

### Further, Sky Imaging's Operations N,Ianuals also 

### include procedures 

### to document and 

### maintain a 

### recordof the 

### SKY-UAS's maintenance. 

### preventative maintenance. 

### alterations, stafus 

### of replacement 

### /overhaul component 

### pafts. and the

### total time 

### in sen,ice 

### of the SKY-UAS used under 

### this Grant 

### of Exemption.

### As a

### whole, the maintenance and 

### inspection procedures 

### required rn SKI'- 

### Imaging's Operations 

### Manuals ensure tirat an 

### equi"'alent or 

### higher level 

### of safety

### will he achieved. 

### PILOT-IN.COMNLAI{D OF

### THE LTAS 

## E. 14 

### C.F.R. $ 

### 61.113: 

### Private 

### Pilot Privileges and 

### Limitations Sky Imaging seeks 

### exemption 

### fi'om i

### 4 CFR $ 61

. 1I3,

### which restricts 

### private 

### pilot certificate holders 

### from

### flying aircraft 

### for compensation 

### or hire, and

### would also 

### require asecond class 

### medical certificate. The purpose 

### of Part 61 is

### to ensure that the

### skill and competency 

### of any 

### PIC matches the airspace 

### in

### which the 

### PIC

## wili be 

### operating, as

### well as 

### requiring certifications 

## if the 

### private 

### pilot is carrying passengers 

### or cargo 

### for hire. In this case.

### while the 

### SKY-UAS

### will be operated as

### pad 

### of a

### commercial operation,they carry 

### neither passengers 

### nor 

### cargo. In the GrantU.S 

### Department of Transportation

February 1,2016 Page 14


### of Exemption to Astraeus 

### Aerial, the 

### FAA determined that the 

### unique characteristics 

### of UAS operation 

### outside

### of controlled airspace 

### did not 

### warrant the 

### additional cost and 

### restrictions attendant

### with requiring the PIC to have a

### Commercial 

### Pilot Certificate and Class 

### II Medical Certificate.l'?The 

### fulfillment of the 

### additional requirements 

### for a

### private 

### pilot to becorne 

### qualified as a

### commercial 

### pilotwould not lead

### to any 

### additional safety 

### benefitswhen UAS operations are involrred. 

### Equivalent Level of Safety

The 

### restrictions Sky Lnaging has placed on 

### its SKY-UAS operations meet 

### or exceed the 

### restrictions 

### similarly imposed on Astraeus 

### Aerial. Sky Imaging 

## will operate 

### on private properfy away 

### from persons and 

### propertv not 

### involved inthe 

### operation. Sky Imaging

## will also 

### obtain an 

### ATO issued 

### COA 

### prior to conducting any operations under 

### this Grant

### of Exemption. 

### All operations 

### will be conducted 

### in accordance 

### with airspace 

### requirements in the

### ATO issued

### COA including class 

### of airspace, 

### altirude level and 

### potential transponder requirements. A 

### NOTAM

### will also be issued as 

### required by the 

### applicable COA.


### In addition to these 

### flight restrictions. Sky" 

### Imaging 

## will fuither ensure safe operation 

### by requiring that any PIC be 

### thoroughh'versed not on1),in airspace and 

### communication issues 

### pertaining to

### all aircraft operators 

### but also 

### in the 

### unique aspects 

### of SK\'-UAS

### flight. As set

### fbrth in the Operations 

### Manuals, 

### pilots 

### rvill have experience 

### not

### only 

### in SKY-UAS operations 

### generallv but have 

### logged

### flighttime in the 

### specific make and model used

### for the operations before 

### they are

### permitted to 

### participate 

### in commercial 

### flights on 

### behalf 

### of Sky Imaging. The 

### pilot qualification,training, and 

### currency requirements 

### in the Operations 

### Manuals ensure 

### that Sky Imaging 

### pilots are competent and 

### proficient in the 

### SKY-UAS they are 

### operating. Sky Imaging's 

### iraining and 

### qualification requirements are consistent 

### with those contained 

### in 

### prior FAA Section 333 Grants 

### of Exemption, and

### will provide a

### higher level of competency and 

### proficiency for its 

### pilots and 

### rvill ensure at least an 

### equivalent level 

### of safety to the 

### public.


### OPERATING PARAMETERS OF

### THE UAS 

# F. 14 

### C.F.R. $

### 91.7(a):

### CivilAircraftAirrr-orthiness

Inasmuch asthere

## will be 

### no airw'orthiness 

### certificate issued

### for the UASs^ 

### Sky Imaging seeks an 

### exemption

### from 14

### C,F.R. $

### 9l.7(a), which requires 

### that a

### civil aircraft be 

### in airworthy condition to be operated" The 

### FAA has statedthat 

### noexempiion is 

### required

### for 14 

### C.F.R. ss91.7(a) 

### to the extent that the requirements 

### of Part

## 2l are

### waived or found 

### inapplicabie.'r Accordingly, Petitioner requeststhat the 

### requirements

### for $ 91.7(a) betreated 

### in accordance

### with Section

### V(A), supra. 

## G. 14

### C.F.R. $

### 91.9(bX2): 

### Civil 

### Aircraft Flight &Ianual 

### in the

### Aircraft and 14 

### C.F.R. $

### 91.203(a) and 

### (b): Carrying 

### Civil

## Aircraft Certification and 

### Registration



## ll Exemption No. 11062 (FA-A. Docket No" FAA-2014-0352), 

## li See Id. at 13-14, 22. -l

### U.S Department

### ofTransportation

February 1.2016 Page 15


### Title 

## i4 C.F.R. $

### 91.9(b) (2) and $

### 91.203(a) and 

### (b) require the operator 

### to carry airworthiness documents and 

### other aircratt manuals onboard the 

### aircraft. Pursuant 

### to 

### l4 C.F.R. $

### 91.9(b) (2): 

## (b) No person 

### may operate a 

### U.S.-registered

### civil aircraft



# - (2) For 

### which an

### Airplane or Rotorcraft 

### Flight Manual is 

### required 

### by $ 2 1.5 

### of this chapter. unless there 

### isavailable in the 

### aircraft a

### current approved 

### Airplane or 

### Rotorcraft 

### Flight Manual, approved manual 

### material. markings, and placards, 

### or any 

### combinationthereofPursuant

### to 

### l4 C.F.R.

# ' 91.203(a) and (b): 

### (a) Except as

### provided 

### in t\

### 9i.715. no person 

### rray operate a

### civil aircraft unless 

### it has 

### within it the 

### tbllowing:

( 1)

### An appropriate and current 

### airrrorthiness 

### certificate... (b) No person 

### may operate a

### civil aircraft uniess the 

### ainvorthiaess certificate required 

### by paragraph (a) 

### of this section 

### or aspecial 

### flight authonzation issued 

### under $ 91.715 is 

### displayed at the cabin err

### cockpit entrance sothat 

### it is 

### legible to passengers 

### or crew.


### Given the 

### small size;urd configuration 

### of the 

### SKY-UAS. 

### it rvould be 

### irnpossible to keep 

### ainvorthiness documents and other 

### aircraft nranuals on board 

### the SKY-UAS because there is 

### simply no 

### room andthe 

### SKY-UAS has no 

### cabin or 

### cockpit. As a

### way to comply rvith the code Sky 

### Imaging 

### will maintain the documents 

### with the 

### PIC and make 

### them available

### for inspection. 

### Equivulent Level of Safe4,


### ln an 

### FAAOffrce of Chief Counsel's 

### OpiniondatedAugust8,2014, andprepared by Dean E. 

### Griffith, Attomey, 

### AGC-220, it rvas acknou,ledged 

### that the 

### intent 

### of 

## l4 C.F.R. 

### 91.9(b) and 91.203(a) and 

### (b) is 

### met 

### if the 

### pilot 

### olthe unmanned 

### aircraft has access

### to the 

### UAS flight manual, 

### registration certificate, and other 

### required documents 

### from the 

### ground control station 

### from w'hich he

### or she is 

### operating the

### aircraft.rl As this FAA 

### Office of Chief Counsel 

### Opinion clarifies, the 

### intent of the 

### rule is

### to ensure the 

### pilot has access

### to these ke,v documents 

### during 

### flight. Therefore, an 

### equivalent level 

### of safet1,u,ill be achieved 

### by ensuring that the 

### pilot has
access

### to the documents atthe 

### ground control stationfrom u,hich he 

### or she is

### piloting the 

### UAS. 

# H. 14 

### C.F.R. $ 

### 91.103: 

### PreflightAction Sky Imaging seeks an 

### exemption 

### from 14

### C.F.R. $ 91,103. 

### which requires a 

### PICto become 

### familiar

### with specific 

### information before each 

### flight. including 

### infornation contained 

### in the 

### FAA-approved 

### Flight Manual on board 

### the aircraft. 

### While the 

### PIC

### will be

### familiar with all information necessaryto saf'ely conduct the

### flight, an 

### exemption is requestedto the extent that an 

### FAA-approved 

### Flight Manual is required.

la N'lemorandum tiom Mark Bury FAAAssistant Chief Counsel {br International Law, Legislation and Regulation, to John Duncan, FAA Flight Standards Serv'ice (Aug. 8, 2014); see also DocketNo. FAA-2014-0352 at 16--18.U.S 

### Department 

### ofTransportation

February 1,2016 Page 

### I6 Equivalent Level of Safety


### An equivalent level 

### of saf-ety

## will be 

### provided by 

### ibllowing the Sky Imaging's Operations JV{anuals and the 

### Manufacfurer's Manual. The 

### PIC 

### rvill perform aseries

### of checklists designed to 

### identiff any defects 

### or inoperable components 

### in accordance

### with the Sky 

### lmaging's Operations N{anuals, 

### including checklists covering Pre-Flight. Launch. Landing, and 

### Post-Flight procedures, The 

### PIC

## will also be 

### required to 

### revieu,weather, 

### flight requirements, 

### battery charge, 

### landing and 

### takeoffdistance, 

### UA perlorrnance data. and 

### contingency landing 

### areas-before initiation 

## of flight. Sky Imaging's Operations 

### Manuals and the 

### Manufacturer's Manual 

### will be 

### kept atthe 

### ground control station and

## will be accessible to the 

### PIC at

### all times 

### while operating the 

### UAS. 

# I. f4 C.F.R. $ 

### 91.109(a): 

### Flight Instruction Sky Imaging seeks an 

### exemption 

### from 14 C.F.R. $ 91.109(a), 

### which provides in pertinent part 

### that 

### "[n]o person nra], operate a

### civrl aircraft (except a manned free 

### balloon) that is 

### being used 

### fbr

### flight instruction unless that 

### aircraft has

### fully functioning dual controls." UASs and 

### remotely 

### piloted aircraft, by

### their design, do 

### not have 

### functional dual controls. Instead, 

### flight control is accomplished 

### through the use 

### of adevice 

### that communicates 

### with the 

### aircraft via radio communications.

### Accordingly, an 

### exemption

### will be 

### required

### for the

### flight instruction requirements 

### of 14 C.F.R. $ 91.109(a). 

### Equivulent Level of Safety
Given the size and speed 

### of the 

### UASs that Sky Imaging intends 

### to use, an

### equivalent level 

## of safe

### training can

### still be 

### performed 

### without dual 

### controls because no 

### prlot or passengers are aboardthe 

### LIAS, and as 

### required bythe Sky Imaging's Operations 

### Manuals, 

### all persons i.vitrl be a safe distance away 

### in the event that the 

### UAS experiences anv 

### diffrculties during 

### flight instruction. Moreover, as 

### required by the Sk-v 

### Imaging's Operations 

### Manuals, 

### all

### tlighttraining 

### rvill be conducted 

### in controlled and

### sterile environrnent. As a

### whole. the safety procedures 

### provided 

### tbr in Sky Imaging's Operations 

### Manuals ensure that the proposed 

### UAS operations 

### provide an 

### equivalent or higher level 

### of safety than that 

### provided by the

### flight instruction regulations. 

# J. 14 

### C.F.R. $ 

### 91.119(c): 

### Minimum Safe

### Altitudes Sky Imaging requests an 

### exemption 

### from the 

### minimum safe 

### altitude requirements 

### of 14 C.F.R.


### " 91 .1

### 19(c).15 Section 91

.I 19 prescribes the 

### minimum safe 

### altitudes under 

### which aircraft may not operate, 

### including 500 feet above the surface and arvay

### from any person. vessel. r,ehicle, 

### or struchre in noir-congested areas. See 14

### C.F.R. $ 9t

. 1

### l9(c). Section 

### 9l .119(d) 

### allows 

### for a 

### helicopter to operate at less than those 

### minimum altirudes 

### when 

### it can be operated 

### "without hazard to persons or

## propefi on the 

### surface." provided that "each person operating the 

### helicopter complies

### with any routes 

### or altitudes 

### specilically prescribed 

### tbr helicopters bythe 

### FAA."

li R.lief f.orn $ 9 I

.i I9(a)will not be necessary because Petitioner rvill be able to perfonn an emergency landing nithout undue hazardto persons or property on the ground in tlre event of a f-ailure. Petitioner's proposed UAS operations will not occur over congested areas, and theretbre an exemption from $ 91.119(b) will not be necessary. See e.g., Gratt of Exemption No. 11l57 to Slugwear, Inc., dba Like on a treeAerial (FAA-2014-0534 at 15).U.S 

### Department 

### ofTransportation

February 1.2016 Page 17


### An exemption is 

### required because the proposed 

### SKY-UAS operation 

### will nonnally need 

### to occur below 400 feet 

### AGL. In circumstances where the 

### SKY-UAS is used to inspect astructure whose 

### height exceeds 

### 400 feet

### AGL, the 

### SKY-UAS 

## will not be operated more 

### than 100 

### leet above the highest 

### point on the structure, and 

### within 50 feet 

### horizontally of the structure. 

### Additionally, due the nature 

### of the proposed operations, the 

### Pilot and/or Obsen-ers(s) may need

### to be lessthan 500 fbet arvay

### from the SKY-UAS. 

### Equivalent Level of Safety
Compared 

### to

### flight operations 

### rvith rotorcrati u,eighing far more than the 

### maximum rveights proposed 

### herein. and 

### given the 

### lack 

### offlammable fuel 

### with the above 

### noted UASs, any 

### risk associated 

### rvith these operations is

### far less than those

### which presently exist 

### with conventional aircrafi. 

### An equivalent ler,ei 

### of saf'et.v 

### rvill be achieved 

### given the size, 

### rveight, and speed 

### of the 

### SKY-UASs. as

### well asthe 

### controlled location where the operations 

### will occur. 

### In order 

### to avoid any 

### nsk to manned 

### aircraft, 

### flight operations 

### will be 

### restrictedto400 feet

### AGL or below,

### or when inspecting a 

### U.S. structure whose 

### height exceeds 400 f-eet

### AGL,within 100 t'eet above the highest 

### point on

### that structure and 50 feet 

### horizontally of the structure.


### As set

### forlh in the Operations 

### Manuals, the 

### SKY-L}AS 

### will be operated 

### in a 

### restricted area, and 

### allflights

### will be operated at a 

### lateral distance 

### of at least 500 feet

### from any 

### nonparticipating persons, unlessthat person 

### is in a 

### position u'here he 

### or she is shielded 

### from the 

### SKY-UAS and 

### anypossible debris 

### resulting 

### from its f-ailure. 

### As required b.v-'the Operations 

### Manuals. 

### flights u'il1 be

### terminated 

## if a 

### nonparticipating person 

### rvithin 500 feet 

### of the 

### SKY-UAS leaves ashielded 

### position. Further. its operations 

### rvill occur at least 500 feet away 

### fromvehicles or structures unlessthe 

### property owner,'controller 

### timely has granted 

### permission and the 

### PIC has made a safety assessment 

### of the 

### risk of operating closer 

### to those objects and, operations nearthe 

### PIC or Obsen'er 

### w'ill not present an undue hazard 

### per $ 91

. I 

### 19(a). Adherence 

### to these 

### restrictions in Sky- 

### hnaging's Operations 

### Manuais

## will ensure operations can be conducted 

### without compromisilg public safery. 16 

# K. f

### 4

### C.ER. $

## 9I.I2l: Altimeter Settings Sky 

### Imaging seeks an 

### exemption 

### from 14 C.F.R. $ 91.121, 

### which requires aperson 

### operating an 

### aircraft to maintain cruising altitude or

### flight level by reference 

### to an 

### altimeter that 

### is set

### to the 

### elevation of the deparlure 

### airpoft or barometric pressure.

### An exemption is 

### requiredto the extenr that the 

### UASs do 

### not have a 

### barometric altimeter. but rather a GPS altirude read out.

l6

### S.. ..g.. Grant of Exemption No. i 1138 to Douglas Trudeau (FAA-2014-0481 att9): "If barriers or structures are present that can sufficiently protect nonparticipating personsfrom the UA or debris in the eventofan accident, then the UA may operate cioser than 500 t'eet to persons atTorded such protection. The operator must also ensure that nonparticipating persons remain under such protection. 

### Ifa situation arises where nonparticipating persons leave such protection and arewithin 500 feet of the UA. flight operations must cease immediately. When considering how to immediately cease operations, the primary concern isthe saferv of those nonparticipating persons. In addition, the FAA finds that operations may be conducted closer than 500 feet to vessels, vehicles andstructures when the ownericontroller oiany such vessels, vehicles or stnlcnlres grants pcrtnissionfor the operation and the PIC makes a safety assessment ofthe risk ofoperating eloser to those objects anddetermines that it does not present an undne hazard."

### U.S Department 

### ofTransportation

February 1,20

### l6 Page I8 

### Equivalent Level of Sufety

Thc 

### FAA lras statedthat an 

### equivalent level 

### of sat-ety 

### to the requirements 

### of 14 

### C,F.R. $91.121 can be achieved 

### in circumstances 

### where: 

### (l )the 

### UASs

### will be operated 

### below 400 feet

### AGL or belorvr7. 

### (2)

### within VLOS. (3)where GPS based 

### altitude 

### infonnation is relayed 

### in real 

### time to the operator at aground-based on-screen 

### display and, 

### (4) where 

### prior to each 

### flight, a zero 

### alrimde 

### initiation point is established 

### for the 

### PIC to 

### confrm accuracy 

### of the onboard GPS.'8



### The 

### SKY-UAS that Sky Imaging intends 

### to use

### for the proposed operations 

## will meet 

### all these 

### operational characteristics. 

### Moreover. as 

### required 

### by Sk-v 

### Imaging's Operations 

### Manuals, the PIC 

### rvill be 

### required to calibrate the 

### aircraft's GPS compass

### priorto each 

### flight operation. 

### Like prior FAA Section 333 Grants 

### of Exernption. the 

### SKY-UAS Sky Imaging intends 

### to use. and the safet,v 

### mitigation procedures contained 

### in the Operations 

### Manuals, both ensure 

### that an 

### equivalent levei 

### of safety 

### or greater 

### level 

### rvill be achieved. and a

### Grant

### of Exemption to the requirements 

### of $ Iq L l2

## I istherelore appropnate. 

# L. 14 

### C.F.R. $ 

### 91.151(a): Fuel 

### Requirements 

### for Flight in

### VFR Conditions

Sk-v 

### Imaging requests an 

### exemption

### from 14

### C.F.R. $ 91 .151(a)'s 

### fuel requirements 

### for

### flight in 

### VFR conditions. Section 91.151 states: 

### (a) No person may 

### begin a

### flight in an airplane under 

### VFR conditions unless 

### (considering 

### wind and fbrecast weather 

### conditions) there is enough 

### fuel to

### fly to the 

### first point of intended 

### landing and, assuming 

### normal cruising speed

# - (1) 

### During the day, 

### to

### fly after 

### that

### fbr at least30 

### minutes: 

### or (2)

### At night, to

### fly after 

### that

### for at least 45 minutes.

Here. the 

### technological 

### limitations on 

### UAS battery power means that no 

### meaningful 

### flight operations can be conducted 

### while 

### still maintaining a

### 30-minute battery resen e.

### An exemption 

### tiorn the 

### fuel requirements 

### of 14 C.F.R. $ 91"151(a) 

### is therelbre 

### required. Moreover. 

### it is not Sk.v 

### Imaging's intention 

### tc

### fly tlre 

### SKY-UASs at 

### night. 

### Equivalent Level of Safe4,


### ln the Grantof Exemption to

## \DOS (Exemption 

### No. 11112), the 

### FAA detennined that an 

### equivalent level 

### of safety 

### to the 

### fuel requirements 

### tbr

### flight in

### VFR conditions could be achieved by 

### prohibiting the 

### PIC

### from beg:nnrn-e a

### SKY-UAS flight unless 

### (considering u,ind andforecast weather 

### conditions) tlrere was enough 

### po\\'er to

### fly to the 

### first intended 

### pornt of landing and, assuming 

### normal 

### cmising speed, 

### to

### fly afterthat 

### for at 

### least

### l0 minutes. 

### In reaching 

### this conclusion. the 

### FAA considered that the 

### UAS batteries 

### for the 

### SKY-UAS provide approximately 50 

### minutes of powered

### flight lwith payload) and 

### pror.ided battery level and battery 

### time

17

### If th" heiglrt of the strxcture being inspected exceeds 400 i'eetAGL. the UAS will not be operated more than 100 llbet above the highest point onthe stnrcture.

i 8 See Grant oi Exemption No. t 1062 to AstraeusAerial (FAA-20 |4-03-52 at 21).

### U.S Department

### ofTransporlation

Febmary 1,2016 Page 19 

### remaining in minutes and seconds 

### to the PIC.'e The 

### FAA atrsoconsidered 

### thefact the 

### SKY-UAS operating manual states: 

### "stafi every

### fiight rvith a

### fully' charged 

### battery inthe aerial 

### vehicle", and that 

### in the eventthat the 

### SKY-{JAS should run Iow on power, the 

### PIC 

### rvill be

### alefied and can 

### safely land 

### the- 

### SKY-UAS as soon as possible. 

### Like the

### VDOS Grant

### of Exemption, Sky imaging's use 

### ofthe 

### SKY-UAS, combined

### with the requirements 

### of Petitioner's Operations 

### Manuals, ensure 

### that an 

### equivalent ievel 

### of safety can be achieved and 

### in fact exceeded. 

### Similarly, in the 

### Grant

### of Exemption 

### toAlan Purwin (Exemption 

### No. 11161),the 

### FAA determined that an 

### equivalent level 

### of safety 

### to the

### fuel requirements

### for

### flight in

### VFR conditions could be achieved 

### by 

### prohibiting the 

### PIC

### from beginning a

### flightwith the 

### UA unless 

### (considering 

### wind and forecast weather 

### conditions), therewas enough 

### power to safely

### fly at 

### normal cruising speed to the intended 

### landing 

### point and land the 

### UAwith 25o/obattery 

### power 

### remaining. Sky trmaging 

## will adhere 

### to this 

### limitation fbr its 

### SKY-IIAS flights.

The 

### SKY-UAS includes a 

### low batterywarning system and the amount 

### of battery reserve 

### power remaining is continuously transmitted to the 

### PICvia telemetnc data feed,

### which downlinksfrom the 

### SKY-UAS to a ground-based-on-screen 

### display.r! As required 

### by Sky irnagrng's Operatrons 

### Manuals. the 

### PiC

## will prompti,v

### flv the SKY-UAS back 

### to the home launch 

### location or predetermined abort 

### location n,here 

### it ma1' saf-el1' 1and. 

### rvhile 

### stiil maintaining a

### minimum 

### of 25oh reserl/e

### battery power. Ska- 

### Imaging submrts that the procedures 

### requiring 

### flights to be sal-ely 

### terminated oncethe batteries 

### fall below,25o.,o capacitl,, combined 

### rvith the 

### requirement that 

### flights only be conducted 

### within asecure. isolated area, 

### using a

### UASweighing less

### than 55 pounds. and 

### within VLOS of the 

### PIC and Observer(s), ensure that the proposed 

### operation

### will provide an 

### equivalent or higher level 

### of safety to the 

### public to that 

### provided bythe 

### regulations

### fromwhich eremption is sought. 

# VI. DRUGANDALCOHOLPROGRAM

Sk.v 

### Lnaging 

### will have 

### policies in place 

### to ensure that 

### no person may 

### participate 

### in SKY-UASs 

### flight operations 

## if the-v are under the 

### influence 

### of alcohol or any drug. 

# VII. PLIBLIC 

## NTERIST

The 

### public interest 

## will be sen,ed b-v

### granting Sky 

### Imaging's Petition 

### for Exemption. Con_eress has established a

### national 

### policv that 

### favors early integration 

### of UAS into the 

### NAS in controlled. safe

### working environments such as those proposed 

### in this Petition. Granting this Petition 

### for Exemption helps 

### fuIfill Congress' goal 

### in passing Section 333(a) 

### through (c) of the 

### Reform 

## Act-the FAA Administrator's assesslnent 

### of u,hether certain 

### LIAS may operate 

### safely in the 

### NAS before completion 

### of the 

### starutorilv required rulemakrng.



### le. Grunr of Exenrption No. I I Il2 roVDOS Giobal, LLC (FAA-201'1-0-382 at l0). 

### :0. Th. SK\'-UAS ground control station displays, the UASs position, navigation route, tail nunrbeq altitude, heading, north seeking arrolr/, range to targets, calculated target position, dateitirne, and sensor heading and orientation relatir.e to the UAS.[J"S 

### Department

### ofTransporlation

February 1.2016 Page 20

The proposed 

### SKY-UAS operations 

### inthis Petition 

### for Exemption 

### significantly improves the safety and reduces 

### risk of harm, physical 

### injury and 

### property damage 

### to the 

### public at large. the 

### propefty owners

### tiom whorn permission was granted 

### for use 

### by Petitioner and 

### abutting properties,

### staffofPetitioner, unsuspecting passersby, 

### inspecting engineers 

### from relevant organizations and al1those

### who may be 

### inthe local

### vicinity. Traditional methods 

### of inspecting and 

### monitoring potential locations and 

### relevant sites and 

### facilities requires 

### location personnel to ctrimb 

### towers, trees. 

### venture onto precarious 

### roofs and other dangerous scenarios, 

### perform elevated

### work for rvhich the 

### individual is 

### neither

### trained nor equipped to 

### perform, which exposes them to unnecessary 

### nsk ofserious physical 

### injury from dangerous 

### falls orother physical mishaps. 

### Moreover, inspectors/surveyors are 

### often unnecessarily exposed to hazardous 

### conditions, unsafe 

### environments, 

### culrurally tense 

### situations and other hazards associated 

### with identifying specific locations for potential recording sites to be used 

### in the end 

### product. The use 

### of small UASs can

### eliminate these hazards and 

### ultimately create a much safer method 

## of performing these types 

### of inspections 

### creating asafer 

### environment 

### for the 

### public as

### well as 

### Sky Imaging employees.

The use 

### of small 

### UAS also enhances safety and reduces 

### risk to the 

### surrounding 

### public because, 

### unlike manned 

### aircraft weighing thousands 

### of pounds, 

### carrying crew 

### in addition to flammable fuel, the 

### UAS carry no passengers. 

### crew or explosive fuel. Furlherrnore, 

### in the 

### unlikely event

## of
an 

### accident, Sky Imaging's small battery 

### powered 

### SKI--UAS presents 

### significantl,v less danger to persons onthe ground rvhen compared 

### to operations 

### by conventional manned 

### aircraft.:rAs Petitioner's 

### SKY-UAS are 

### battery porvered. the 

### public 

### u,ill also benefrt 

### from a 

### rcductron in 

### hannful petroleum based emissions associated 

### with conventional aircraft performing inthe same 

### functions proposed 

### herein.

### Air quality 

### rvill naturally be 

### improved 

### with the 

### reduction of fuel powered vehicles. 

### Lastly, as recognized 

### by the 

### FAA in 

### prior Section 333 Grants 

### of Exemption to filmmakers, UASs provide an 

### additional economic

### toolfor the aerial 

### filming notwithstanding the 

### industry adding a greater degree 

### of

### flexibility, rvhich supplements the current 

### capabilities offered 

### by manned aircraft.22 

### The

### qualityof thefirrished 

### product is enhanced and 

### provides a greater 

### finished product den-rand 

### which 

## will aid the current 

### UAS industry and 

### provide additional

### jobs asthe cost

## of providing the needed 

### product is 

### greatly reduced 

### while reducingthe 

### difficult,v 

### with which the 

### finished product is created. The demand 

### for the 

### current industrial product is increasing and

## will continue 

### to increase grven the enhanced

### flexibility of production: therefore,given the 

### lower cost, owneri'operators and others 

### in the 

### relevant industry 

## will be more 

### krclined to 

### utilize the services

## of commercialUAS along u,ith an 

### appropriate licensed 

### PIC's.

11 See Grant of Eremption No. 11158 to Team 5. LLC (FAA-201:1-0783 at 12): "Manned helicopters conducting aerial filming canweigh 6,000 pounds or more and are operated by an onboard pilot, in addition to other onboard crewmembers, as necessar). The petitioner's LAS ivill weigh less than 55 pounds with no onboard pilot or crew. The pilot and crew r.vill be remotely located tiom the aircraft. The lir.nitedweight significantly reducesthe potential for harm to participating and nonparticipating individuals or propefiy in the event of an incidentor accident. Risk to
an onboard pilot and crew during an incidentor accident is eliminatedwith the useof aUA tbr the aerial filnring operation. " 

## l: S.. ..g., Grant of Exemption No. 11178 to Picture Factory Inc. (FAA-20 I 4-0794 at 181.U.S 

### Department 

### ofTranspofiation

February 1,2016 Page 2 I 

# V[I. PRIVACY

A11

### SKY-UAS operations 

### will be conducted 

### in accordance

### with applicable federal, state. and 

### local laws regarding 

### privacy. Al1 operations 

### shall be conducted over 

### private or controlled-access 

### property 

### with permission 

### from the land 

### ownericontroller or authorized representative. Permission 

### from land owner/controller or authonzed representative 

### will be obtained 

### for each 

### flight to be conducted. 

# Ix. FEDERAL REGISTER 

### SUM}IARY

Pursuant 

### to 

### l4 C.F.R. 

### Parl 11, the

### following summary rs 

### provided 1'or

### publication in the 

### FEDERAL REGISTER. should 

### it be determined that 

### publication is needed: 

### Petitioner seeks an 

### exemption 

### from the

### fbllorving rules in

### Title 

## l4 of the Code 

### of Federal Regulations:

Part 2 1, Subpart 

### H; Parl 27



### .45.23(b); 45.27 

### (a); 6 i

.

### i 13; 91 .7

### (a); 9 I 

### .9(bX2); 9 1.9(c): 

### 91.103;

## 9l 109(a);91 119(c); 

### 91.12t;91.151(a); 91.203 (a) 

### & (b); 91.405(a); 

### 91.407(a)(l);

e i .40e(a)( I

### )

### & (2),

## et 417 

### (a)

### & (b).

The 

### exemption

## will enhance safety 

### by reducing 

### risk to the 

### aircraft crew, 

### production crew, general 

### public, property owners and cit,v structures 

### from the substantial hazards associated 

### with performing equivalent f-ilm 

### u.ork and aerial 

### video production 

### with conventional 

### fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, or other methods. 

# X. CONCLUSION
Sky 

### Imaging's Petition 

### for Exemption satisfies the 

### criteria articulated 

### in Section 333 

### of the 

### Reform

### Act of 2012 

### which includes

### weight; speed: 

### operating capabilities: 

### proximity to airpor-ts and 

### populated areas: operation 

### within VLOS and 

### national securiry. The proposed 

### SKY-UAS operations 

### will benefit the 

### public as a

### whole 

### by irnpror,rng safety and 

### reducing risk 

### by alleviating human exposure 

### to danger

### while lowering the attendant related costs thereb.v increasing the demand 

### for the 

### finished product. 

### In consideration 

### of the 

### foregoing, this Petition 

### tbr Exemption provides the 

### FAA rvith more than adequate

### justification for

### $anting the requested exemptions 

### allowing Sky Imaging to use 

### small 

### SKY-UAS s

### in the recorded 

### production 

### of its product.

We

### thankyou 

### for your prompt consideration 

### of our requested exemptions. 

### Respectfully Submitted. 

# O/^

# 4 -1rr-''--

Christian Schrubey 

### My Sky Imaging 209West Cedar Stteet 

### Bonduel,

### WI 54107 Phone : 7 15.304.67 30 : Email 

### : 1241 am@ gmail. comU.S 

### Depafiment 

### ofTransportation

February 

### l,2016 Page22 (The 

### following attached items contain 

### proprietary and 

### commercial 

### information exempt 

### from disclosure under the Freedom 

### of Infbrmation 

### Act, 5 

### U.S.C. $522 et seq., and should be 

### held in a separate 

### file pursuant 

### to 14

### C.F.R.

### $ I 

### I.35(b)). Attachments:

1.General Operations 

### Manual 2. 

### PIC Operating Manual 3. 

### Company Protocols 4. 

### Location Protocols 5. 

### Flight Comrnunications Protocois 6. 

### Departing Location Protocols 7.

### Transmitter Protocols 8. 

### Preflight Checklist 9. Post 

### Flight Chccklist

I

### 0. Equipment Checklist 11. 

### UAS Manufacturer's Manuals
a. User 

### Manuals b. 

### UAS Maintenance 

### Manuals



### PETITIONER REQUESTS 

### THAT GOOD CAUSE EXISTS 

### TO EXEMPT ANY PART OF 

### THIS 

### PETITION FROM BEING PUBLISHED INTHE FEDERAL REGISTER PUBLIC FORUM BECAUSE 

### THE REQUESTED 

### EXEMPTION WOULD NOT SET

### A PRECEDENT, Al\rD 

### Al'[Y DELAY IN

### ACTING OI{ THIS 

### PETITION WOULD BE 

### DETRIMENTAL TOTHE 

### PETITIONER. .-l